Still Smashed In Lincoln Two
Charles Zaimes of the Liquor Control Board reported a still raid at the home of James Austin Conn in Lincoln Township Somerset RD 2. Officers seized a 25 gallon still 15 gallons of moonshine 400 pounds rye grain 50 pounds sugar 80 empty jugs and other equipment. Conn waived examination and posted $100 bail awaiting court.
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Charles Zaimes
The
Liquor Control Board
James Austin Conn
Lincoln Township
Somerset
Mr. Conn
Liquor Control Board Enforcement
Special Squad
Justice of the Peace
P. G. Marenna
Conn
Viet Cong Attack Routs Montagnards in Dakson
In Dakson village 63 bodies were recovered with as many as 114 civilians feared dead after a Viet Cong flame thrower assault late Monday. More than 400 villagers missing and scores wounded, as authorities and refugees recount a swift, brutal attack on the Steng Montagnards near Song Be in Phuoc Long Province.
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Aulam
Dakson
Vietnam
Akeon
Song Be
Nguyen Duong Huy
Phuoc Long
Saigon
Duot
Surgeon optimistic on Washkansky heart transplant recovery
Cape Town reports Dr Christian Barnard says Louis Washkansky's chance of surviving the first heart transplant has brightened. If progress continues he may be home in three weeks. Barnard notes no major heart rejection and praises improvement while the patient eats solid food and jokes with nurses.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Chistian Barnard
Washkansky
Barnard
Groot Schuur Hospital
Frankenstein
Welfare Council Revises Directory Plans Debated
Somerset County Health and Welfare Council directors meet in the Department of Public Assistance board room to revise the services directory. A January meeting is planned with Miss Eleanor Kaplan of Pittsburgh invited to outline services and answer questions. Bylaws changes were proposed and will be voted on in January.
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Somerset County Health and Welfare Council
Department of Public
Preparations For New Year 2000 Go Global
Linfield College students plan ahead for the millennium as John Goodman leads the World Association for Celebrating Year 2000. Bill Burton and Lloyd Millegan organize a possible London trip to plant trees and promote global celebration.
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Frank Wetzel
Associated Press
Mcminnville, Ore
John Goodman
London
Bill Burton
Lloyd S. Millegan
United States
Lin
Field College
Goodman
The
World Association
Elmcroft Ave
Eddy Gilmore
Millegam
Burton
Milligan
Gon Alpha
Mike Ash
Oklahoma City University
Linfield Group
Ash
Portland
Antiwar Protesters Strike Protests Stall at Induction Center
New York AP reporting details a second day of antiwar demonstrations in Manhattan. Police blocked about 2,000 protesters aimed at the Whitehall Street induction center for three hours while a smaller group marched midtown. About 1,000 had gathered Tuesday, with 264 arrested including Benjamin Spock and Allen Ginsberg.
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New York
Manhattan
Whitehall Street
Dean Rusk
Benjamin Spock
Allen Ginsberg
Lower Manhattan
Rusk
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania expects cloudy skies with a bit warmer temps and occasional showers Thursday, highs 45 to 56. Friday turns cloudy and cooler as the showers end.
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Pennsylvania
Steel price increases prompt question on imports
New rounds of price hikes by U S Steel Bethlehem Steel and others raised a key question. Will higher steel costs curb foreign imports or fuel further price pressures. U S Steel boosted galvanized and aluminum coated sheets by five dollars a ton while Bethlehem added the same rise on galvanized sheets. Armco also lifted prices on cold rolled strip and galvanized sheet and strip by five dollars a ton and hot rolled sheet by four dollars. If continued, these boosts could cover about 80 percent of finished product shipments.
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New York
Congress
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Bethelehem
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem, Republic
Armco
Inland
U S Command Monitors Increase of Viet Cong Traffic
In Saigon AP report U S military officials say traffic along the Ho Chi Minh trail through Laos appears heavier with fighters noting more movement by North Vietnamese forces. Analysts question if this reflects a true rise or better detection as monsoon season ends. Dak To battles last month may feed replacements for three regiments.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U.S
South Vietnam
Dak To
Centinal
Aaio Vonu Seithda
Cmati Osbi
Cambodia
Heart Transplant Fails At Brooklyn Hospital
Doctors transplanted a dead baby's heart into a 2% week-old boy at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn. After 6.2 hours the heart failed and the infant died. Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz announced the failure and said no reason was known at that time.
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John Barbour
New York
Adrian Kantrowitz
United States
Brooklyn
Maimonides Hospital
Kantrowitz
Kansas Court Rules In Informant Dispute
Arkansas Supreme Court ordered the release of State Police Director Lynn A. Davis after he refused to name a confidential informant. The court stayed bond requirements pending review and directed the Pulaski County record to be sent for consideration. Davis had defied a judge and grand jury over informant naming tied to Sept 9 gambling raids in Pulaski County.
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Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas Supreme Court
Lynn A. Davis
High Court
Davis
Carleton Harris
Pulaski County
William J. Kirby
Kirby
Grand Jury
Winthrop Rockefeller
Little Rock
Hot Springs
New Year's Eve Complications Across States
New Year's Eve 1967 falls on Sunday creating varied alcohol laws. Some states ban sales Sunday, while others relax enforcement or exempt December 31. Georgia officers joke of all normal life with New Year's Eve off. District of Columbia restricts beer and wine until midnight, then hard liquor. Maryland allows sales but Baltimore varies by license type. Maine Ohio New Mexico Alabama See New Year s on Page 2.
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New York
Associated Press
Georgia
District of Columbia
Maryland
Baltimore
Maine
Ohio
New Mexico
Miss Baker Crowned Maple Princess in Berlin Pageant
Miss Elaine Baker daughter of Mr and Mrs John Paul Baker won the Maple Princess title at Berlin Brothersvalley High School auditorium. She outshone eight competitors with a musical skit from My Fair Lady and a drawing of a castle while singing Wouldnt It Be Lovely. Runners up were Miss JoAnn Brant and Miss Cindy Webreck with vocal and reading talents.
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Elaine Baker
Berlin
Miss Baker
John Paul Baker
Berlin- Brothersvalley High School
Baker
JoAnn Brant
Ernest Brant
Cindy Webreck
Brant
Webreck
Marjorie Vaughan
Virgil Vaughan
Patty Jo Landis
Eugene B. Landis
Deborah Ream
John O. Ream, Jr
New York
Sandy
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Somerset Country Club
Somerset Welfare League
Welfare League
Hospital Nursery
Children’s Aid Home
Tom Ackerman
Bud Walters
Ray Brooks
Alexander Ogle
Charles Norrison
Duane Snyder
Lincoln
Arnett Associated Press
Kenneth Whiting
Denise Ann Darvall
Miss Darvall
Welfare Council
Arthur Everett
U.S. Command
Brooklyn Hospital
Kansas
Hal Cooper
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